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NEW DELHI: With Greeks' rejection of rescue package from creditors spooking markets, the government today asserted that India is well insulated from the crisis but rupee may be affected due to the outward flight of investment. "This is a drama which is going to play out for sometime. We are well protected in at least three ways. Our macro- economic situation is much more stable. We have (forex) reserves. We are an economy which is still a very attractive investment destination.

MUMBAI: Australia-based StayWell Hospitality Group will invest up to $25 million (Rs 158 crore) in the Indian hospitality business over the next five years, according to its managing director and CEO , Simon Wan . The group, which has two properties in Jaipur and Gurgaon under management contract, plans to grow its India business to 50 hotels by 2020, both through acquisitions and management contract. StayWell owns the brands Leisure Inn and Park Regis. "India is one of the major economies and the most important market which will drive growth in the next 10-20 years, as it has the largest youth population in the world under 30 years," Wan told ET, adding that the group is open to investing in hotel projects, apart from growing through management contracts.

About two years ago, the first train of Jaipur Metro was prepped for its first test drive. Sachin Doharey remembers the occasion vividly. He was a bundle of nerves. He had to drive the train, roll it out rather — the prescribed speed limit was a leisurely three km per hour — from a depot to three stations away as a scrum of engineers fussed over signals, track-fitness, lights, coaches etc. Last month, a nearly 10 km stretch of the Metro was opened to the public. Doharey no longer drives trains.

In a chat with ET Now, Mayuresh Joshi, Fund Manager, Angel Broking shares his view on PSU stocks. ET Now: PSU stocks made a comeback this week. Here, I am not just talking about PSU banks. Stocks such as BEML, IOC , HPCL and Engineers India have also gained substantially. What is driving some of these non-banking PSUs stocks? Mayuresh Joshi: Within the OMC pack, the trend was expected to be positive on two accounts. The general inventory losses these retailers were suffering and the kind of high debt levels that they had, have reduced drastically over the past few quarters.

NEW DELHI: Call it celebrity engagement Version 2.0. A bunch of startups in the entertainment and fashion space are not just content with celebrities endorsing their products or services but are using them to co-develop advertising content. On the back of celebrity-driven content and products, businesses such as #fame, Vox Pop, Myntra, Yepme and Bluegape are not only attracting eyeballs, but also sponsors, buyers and advertisers. Digital entertainment network #fame has developed video content for mobile and web with over a dozen people such as Bollywood producer and director Karan Johar , cricket commentator and writer Harsha Bhogle , VJ and presenter Anusha Dandekar , chef Ajay Chopra and actor Aditi Rao Hydari . "These celebrity engagements are not like traditional endorsement deals, they are more involved partnerships for co-development of content," said Saket Saurabh, CEO of #fame, a startup owned by Tothenewventures (TTN)

In an interview with ET Now, Mark Konyn , CEO , Cathay Conning AM, shares his views on markets. Excerpts: ET Now: How are you reading the latest developments? The statements coming in from Greece seem to suggest that they are more willing than the others to reach what I call a truce? Mark Konyn: We are getting mixed messages from Greece - one message to the creditors and another message to the voters. So, it is really difficult to understand what the strategy is. Many market analysts and participants are concluding that there is a strategy, it has been managed minute by minute and therefore it is difficult to predict how this will play out. One of the good aspects is markets are digesting the uncertainty in terms of equities and bonds.

ATHENS: Greece's left-wing government "may very well" resign if a referendum this weekend on bailout conditions results in a 'Yes' vote, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Thursday. Asked on Australian public radio network ABC if the government would resign in that case and hand over to a caretaker administration, Varoufakis said: "Yes, we may very well do that. But we will do this in the spirit of cooperation with whoever takes over from us. "

PUNE: Taking his cue from the much-discussed national rivers interlinking project, which proved a non-starter, a farmer in Satara district has managed to successfully interlink wells in his own village. Jotiram Pawar's project has brought about 150 acres of dry farmland in Dhavadshi village under irrigation and helped create a water bank to ensure perennial supply for farmlands. "I had been reading about the river-interlinking project for years," said Pawar, who studied till Class X and is in his forties now. "One day while I was working in my field, the idea to interlink wells struck me. I thought if the government was not doing anything, we should try something on our own. So, why not interlink wells in the village and create a common water bank for everyone to use?"

In a chat with ET Now, Prakash Diwan , Director, Altamount Capital , shares his view on Surya Roshni. ET Now: What is your view on Surya Roshni? Prakash Diwan: Surya Roshni has been around for a fairly long time. The old traditional steel structures and pipes business and the LED, tubelight business have grown to such a scale where a possible demerger could make sense, financially and operationally. The LED, tubelight business is also doing exceedingly well.